"After a brief rain shower that sent people in the Paris neighborhood of Montmartre running for cover, a double rainbow broke out over the beautiful Sacré Coeur. The sight was more than worth getting a little wet!"

"I was thrilled to capture this rainbow in one of the Louvre courtyard fountains. I like the juxtaposition of the centuries-old Louvre facade, the decades-old Pei pyramid, and the hours-old rainbow that will disappear as soon as the sun sets or the fountain is turned off."

"In September 2005, I experienced an amazing sight: a double rainbow over a Venetian canal from the Campanile di San Marco. This is one of the rainbows in view while overlooking Basilica di San Marco in Venice."

"While I was watching with some friends, the whole face of Alaska's Tweedsmuir Glacier calved into the Alsek River only a few hundred meters away from us! The sound, the sight, the energy: It was unforgettable. Then, to top off the event, this beautiful rainbow appeared above the glacier for a brief moment."

"I took a trip to Colorado Springs and went to the Garden of the Gods. It just so happened that there was an afternoon storm that rolled through, and this was the aftermath. It was perfect (lucky) timing!!"

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